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receiving office may ascertain exactly the name of the office of origin,
to which it has to forward an acknowledgment of delivery. The
name of the office of origin must be given in handwriting if the im-
pression of the date-stamp be not absolutely clear.
574. On receipt of registered articles they should be carefully
examined, to see whether they bear the inscription “Acknowledgment
of delivery,” “Avis de reception,” or the impression of a stamp “A.R.”
If so, and if no A.R. form be received with the letter, an acknowledg-
ment of delivery must be made out on Form P.O. 17, and the addressee’s
signature obtained thereon on delivery of the article.
575. Immediately after delivery of the letter the A.R. form should
be stamped, signed, and forwarded, as an officially registered letter, to
the Postmaster of the office of origin, for delivery to the sender of the
article. Chief Postmasters will hold all “A.R.” receipts for large
business firms, correspondence schools, &c., in America until the day
before the despatch of the mail, so that as many receipts as possible
may be sent in one registered envelope.
576. When an acknowledgment of delivery from a sub-office has
to be forwarded to a country beyond New Zealand, it should, in the
first instance, be sent as a registered letter to the chief office for despatch
to destination in the acknowledgment-of-delivery envelope.
577. If it is not possible, notwithstanding the precautions which
may have been taken at the office of despatch, to distinguish on the
envelope the name of the office of origin, the information should be
obtained from the addressee on delivery of the article. If this infor-
mation should be refused, it will devolve on the office of posting to
trace the sender.
578. The original number of registration of the respective article
and its date of posting should be inserted in the acknowledgment of
delivery in the circle set apart for the date-stamp of the office of origin.
579. In returning acknowledgments of delivery, officers should be
specially careful to state the name of the office of origin as fully as it
may be indicated by the date-stamp of the office of posting, or to make
a special inscription indicating the office of posting, thus—“Paris,
No. 1, Place de la Bourse.” It may be explained that in large centres,
where there are many post-offices, the date-stamps of many of them
may be distinguishable by a number, or an indication of their locality ;
hence the need for the precaution enjoined.
580. Registered letters which may be redirected must be entered
in the receipt-book; but in the place allotted for signature of the
recipient must be inserted “Redirected to ———” (naming the place),
and the date on which the letter is forwarded, followed by the signature
of the officer making the entry.
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